11 December 2020 Australian, Canadian Forces Join U.S. Counterparts for Fleet Synthetic Training PEARL HARBOR – U.S. military forces partnered with Australian and Canadian military units for a Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint Exercise (FST-J) that began Dec. 7.The week-long virtual exercise included participants from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army; as well as units from the...
11 December 2020 New Zealand, U.S. Navies Operate Together in the Eastern Pacific Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) conducted combined operations in the eastern Pacific, Dec. 8 through Dec. 9...
11 December 2020 Read-Out of U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Miller's Virtual Meetings With ASEAN and ADMM-Plus Counterparts U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller participated virtually in the U.S.- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting and the 7th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), Dec. 8-9...
11 December 2020 DOD and New Zealand Ministry of Defence Conduct 7th Annual Policy Dialogue U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David F. Helvey and New Zealand Deputy Secretary for Defence Policy and Planning Michael Swain met virtually to conduct the annual U.S. – New Zealand Defense Policy Dialogue, Dec. 8 (Washington, D.C.) and Dec. 9 (Wellington, New Zealand)...
10 December 2020 DOD Officials Announce Distribution Plan for Initial Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine WASHINGTON -- Regarding the initial COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Defense Department officials announced a phased and coordinated strategic plan for distributing and administering the initial COVID-19 vaccines.Chief Pentagon spokesman, Jonathan Rath Hoffman; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health...
10 December 2020 Yokota Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems Revive Mobile Navigation Aid, Drive PACAF’s Airfield Agile Combat Employment Concept YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Starting with a broken piece of electronic equipment, a small team of Yokota Airmen from the 374th Operations Support Squadron are leading the way in developing Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept. Yokota’s Radar, Airfield, and Weather Systems (RAWS)...
09 December 2020 3rd MEB and the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade begin Annual Command Post Exercise Yama Sakura 79 OKINAWA, Japan -- III Marine Expeditionary Force’s 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF ) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade are taking part in Yama Sakura 79, an annual command post exercise, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, 2020 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan...
09 December 2020 U.S. Government Hands over 12 Refurbished Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters in Cox’s Bazar U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Mr. Ronjit Kumar Sen Additional Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), and USAID/Bangladesh Mission Director, Derrick Brown, together with other officials from the Government of Bangladesh, inaugurated a refurbished...
08 December 2020 Andersen Kicks Off 69th Operation Christmas Drop with Push Ceremony ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For 69 years, the Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) mission has demonstrated America’s goodwill to those with few material resources.On Dec. 7, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, also known as Base Camp during OCD, kicked off OCD20 with a “Push Ceremony.”Due to COVID-19,...
08 December 2020 Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Turns Over Php1.4 Billion in Military Equipment to Strengthen Security Cooperation MANILA, Philippines -- Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. on December 8. While in Manila, he announced the recent transfer of Php1.4 billion ($29.3 million) in...